Akan refers to the language of the Akan ethnolinguistic group and the Akan language which was and is the most widely spoken and used indigenous language in the Akan peoples in Ghana.
Traditional Akan society is composed of exogamous matrilineal clans, the members of which trace their descent from a common female ancestor; these clans are hierarchically organized and are subdivided into localized matrilineages, which form the basic social and political units of Akan society.
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The Akan are the largest ethnic group in Ghana, representing approximately 45 to 50 percent of the national population. They are a West African ethnolinguistic group centered primarily in Ghana and neighboring Côte d’Ivoire, speaking Central Tano (Kwa) languages including Asante-Twi, Fante, and Bono.
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Akan culture has also been historically significant in the New World, where Akan names are or were common, for example, among the Jamaicans, South and North Americans, and others.
Akan culture is one of the traditional matrilineal cultures of Africa. Akan art is wide-ranging and renowned, especially for the tradition of crafting bronze gold weights, using the lost-wax casting method. The Akan culture reached South America, the Caribbean, and North America.